One of my friends once described rock and roll as music that sounded good coming out of the single tinny dash speaker of a 1963 Ford pickup while barreling down a bumpy Texas two lane at 80 mph with the windows cranked down and the wing vents wide open. His argument for the Stones vs Beatles. I tend to agree with him.

Good lord. A fool and his money...

I could play my Philips 212 (not an expensive “vintage” table by any stretch) and I would place money you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between that and a brand new Audio Technica LP-120. The Philips won’t sound “more vintage.” That vintage sound you are most likely referring to is the needle needing to be…

This has been my livelihood for the past decade. Authorized Pro-Ject / Audio-Technica / Grado / Ortofon / U-Turn dealer.